Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar

Princess Ernestine Auguste Sophie of Saxe -Weimar- Eisenach ( born January 4, 1740 in Weimar, † June 10, 1786 in Hildburghausen ) was Duchess of Saxony- Hildburghausen.

Life

Ernestine Auguste Sophie was a daughter of Duke Ernst August I of Saxony -Weimar -Eisenach and his second wife Princess Sophie Charlotte (1713-1747), daughter of Margrave Georg Friedrich of Brandenburg- Bayreuth.

On July 1, 1758 in Bayreuth married Duke Ernst Friedrich III. Carl von Sachsen- Hildburghausen ( 1727-1780 ). The marriage had come at the behest of her aunt Queen Sophie Magdalene of Denmark to pass, which had also been in-law of the groom. The dowry brought Ernestine was significant for the already twice a widower and highly indebted Ernst Friedrich Carl.

Carl Barth describes the Duchess as follows: " ... a fine half- squinting billed an eye, she was a beautiful, well-built lady, engaged in passionate with music ( French horn, flute, piano and violin! ) Fought, rode, hunted on horseback and walk like a man, usually in the entire Amazon costume and in enganschließenden pantaloons of deerskin step ducklings sitting on horseback, as they headed for the knightly exercises of the Prince in his own person. "

To her Oberhofmeister Christian Friedrich von Stocmeier († 1807) was appointed, the advantageous acted by his frugality to the tight financial situation of the country, however, the bankruptcy could not stop. In 1769 the country was placed under imperial receivership and a debit Commission attempted to consolidate the financial circumstances.

After the death of her husband in 1780, she retired completely. She lived in the so-called Fischbergsche house on the market of Hildburghausen and dealt primarily with music. The guardianship of her minor son still led Prince Joseph Friedrich von Sachsen- Hildburghausen.

Progeny

• Ernestine Friederike Sophie (1760-1776) ∞ 1776 Franz Frederick Anton, Duke of Saxe- Coburg ( 1750-1806 )
• Christine Sophie Karoline (1761-1790) ∞ 1778 Prince Eugene of Saxony- Hildburghausen ( 1730-1795 )
• Friedrich (1763-1834), Duke of Saxe- Hildburghausen, from 1826 Duke of Saxe- Altenburg ∞ 1785 Charlotte of Mecklenburg -Strelitz ( 1769-1818 )